With this year being a presidential election year, political opinions are not lacking. Yet, imagine 1776, the year the United States declared independence from Great Britain and imagine the opinions and political rhetoric in the years leading up to this momentous historic event. It’s safe to assume the country was probably more divided on ideology, than it is today.

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We are fortunate to have an educational resource for mental health in our community.

Each month, the Ruston Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness brings in a different speaker to discuss various issues pertaining to mental health. Most recently, NAMI hosted Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, professor of clinical psychiatry and vice-chair for psychiatry education at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.